Techniques and Training for Staged Fighting

Author:

Strider, James

Year:

1999

Pages:

246

ISBN:

0-7734-8200-8978-0-7734-8200-5

Price:

$179.95

This study offers practical suggestions for training actor-combatants in a university environment. Guidelines for teaching staged fighting are based on the author's first-hand experience in both performance and education at the college level. The study also examines the ethics of staging violence in light of modern sociological studies.

Reviews

"To my knowledge, this is the only book to examine the ethics of staging violence in the light of modern sociological studies. There has been, and will continue to be, a lively debate about the effects of theatrical violence, including film, television, and theatre, on social behavior. . . . a great deal of research has been done, unfortunately left all but untapped by producers, directors and performers. [Strider] shows us that meaningful conclusions based on contemporary research may be drawn and outlines the significance of those conclusions to the ethics of fight choreography. Techniques and Training for Staged Fighting is the only document to date in which you can find practical suggestions for training actor/combatants in a university environment." – from the Preface by Marni Wood